diff --git a/classes/Mustache/Loader/Kohana.php b/classes/Mustache/Loader/Kohana.php
index 001e7a2..71b23e3 100644
--- a/classes/Mustache/Loader/Kohana.php
+++ b/classes/Mustache/Loader/Kohana.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Mustache_Loader_Kohana implements Mustache_Loader, Mustache_Loader_Mutable
 
 	protected function _load_file($name)
 	{
-		$filename = Kohana::find_file($this->_base_dir, strtolower($name), $this->_extension);
+		$filename = Kohana::find_file($this->_base_dir, $name = strtolower($name), $this->_extension);
 
 		if ( ! $filename)
 		{